Ready Teddy
"Ready Teddy" | ||||
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Single by Little Richard | ||||
from the album Here's Little Richard | ||||
A-side | "Rip It Up" | |||
Released | June 1956 | |||
Recorded | May 9, 1956 | |||
Studio | J&M, New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:07 | |||
Label | Specialty | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Blackwell | |||
Little Richard singles chronology | ||||
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"Ready Teddy" is a song written by John Marascalco and Robert Blackwell, and first made popular by Little Richard in 1956.[1] Little Richard sang and played piano on the recording, backed by a band consisting of Lee Allen (tenor saxophone), Alvin "Red" Tyler (baritone sax), Edgar Blanchard (guitar), Frank Fields (bass), and Earl Palmer (drums).[2]
It has since been covered by Buddy Holly, The Tornados, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard And The Shadows, Tony Sheridan and others,[2] making it something of a rock and roll standard. The composition, an uptempo rock and roll song, received its largest ever recognition on the evening of September 9, 1956, as Presley sang it in front of some 60 million television viewers during his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS, a broadcast which received a Trendex percentage share of 82.6, the largest ever obtained in the history of U.S. television. It was later used in Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) as a version by Italian rocker Adriano Celentano.
References
- ^ Marcus, Greil (4 April 2006). "6". Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads. PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1586483821.
- ^ a b Vera, Billy. The Specialty Story 1944-1964 (Media notes). Various. Berkeley, California: Specialty Records. pp. 10, 35. 5SPCD-4412-2.
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- Here's Little Richard
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- The Fabulous Little Richard
- Pray Along with Little Richard
- Pray Along with Little Richard (Vol 2)
- The King of the Gospel Singers
- Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)
- Little Richard's Greatest Hits
- The Wild and Frantic Little Richard
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- "Tutti Frutti"
- "Long Tall Sally"/"Slippin' and Slidin'"
- "Rip It Up"/"Ready Teddy"
- "Heeby-Jeebies"/"She's Got It"
- "The Girl Can't Help It"
- "Lucille"/"Send Me Some Lovin'"
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- "Keep A-Knockin'"
- "Good Golly, Miss Molly"/"Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"
- "Ooh! My Soul"/"True Fine Mama"
- "Baby Face"
- "Early One Morning
- "Kansas City"
- "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"
- "Crying in the Chapel"
- "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"
- "Goodnight, Irene"
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- Art Rupe
- Esquerita
- Jimi Hendrix
- James Brown
- Larry Williams
- The Upsetters
- The Girl Can't Help It (film)
- Keep On Rockin' (film)
- Little Richard (miniseries)
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